Then what do you say about the huge success of commercial films?
What do you attribute the success of Sethu, Pitamagan, Veyil, Kadhal, Paruthiveeran to? Audience yearn for such films but we don't give it to them. They always encouraged good films and they look forward to watching realistic films. No change has taken place in the taste of the audience. When did you realise that there was a change in the taste of the Tamil audience? I think filmgoers are fed up with the routine masala stuff. But I must confess that I did not expect the film to be such a big success.Īs the director, to what do you attribute the real success of the film?įirst and foremost, the story, which was real - viewers want to see realistic and novel ideas and not only masala films. I was confident that anyone watching the film would like it. I worked as an assistant with directors like Bala and Ameer, so I had confidence in myself as well.ĭid you expect the film to be such a big hit? It is now being compared with how Paruthiveeran fared at the box office. So, I knew what was in store for me.įrom where did you get the courage to make a film set in the early 1980 and that too with new faces?
I knew what Bala Sir went through because I assisted him then. When I made my film, I knew it would be tough to get good theatres. Yes, it is so strange but both the films had the same fate. It has been a slow but successful journey for both the films. Both the films when first released did not get good theatres but with people liking the film, they have moved from the suburbs to bigger theatres. How Bala's first film Sethuand your Subramaniyapuram fared at the box office look strikingly similar. You assisted Bala and Ameer, whom you consider as your gurus. In this interview, Sasi Kumar, the producer-director of the film talks about the tough experience of making a film that he believed in, and also about it's success.
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